High data rate long reach transceiver using wavelength multiplexed architecture

摘要

Optical telecommunication modules including transmitters and receivers and methods of using same. In some embodiments the transmitters include a chip having an array of lasers and a combiner for combining light from the lasers for transmission over an optical fiber. Preferably the lasers have widely spaced wavelengths. The chip may be semi-cooled in some embodiments. A dither signal may be provided to one laser for use by a receiver in tracking temperature of the laser for improved receiver performance. In some embodiments a plurality of EMLs are used instead of a greater number of plurality of DFBs for transmission.

主权项

1. A photonic transmitter integrated circuit, comprising:
a semiconductor chip with front and rear facets with associated anti-reflection properties; a substrate; an array of distributed feedback (DFB) lasers formed on the substrate, each laser in the array of lasers having a grating with a phase shift position offset to the front to increase front facet power, its own bond pad for receiving a data signal, a laser cavity length no greater than 250 microns and emitting light at different wavelengths, with a wavelength spacing between adjacent laser wavelengths greater than 5 nm; and an arrayed waveguide grating formed on the substrate to receive light emitted by lasers of the array of lasers, the arrayed waveguide grating configured to combine light emitted by the array of lasers; and a temperature controller designed to maintain the array of lasers in a semi-cooled state such that the wavelength range of the lasers in the array does not exceed the wavelength spacing but allowed to drift over a temperature range that would exceed a wavelength spacing less than 1.6 nm.